Table 4.
Determinants of not using condoms, other birth control methods other than condom and any birth control method at last sex among school-going adolescents in nine sub-Saharan African Countries using 2012–2017 GSHS
| Study characteristics | Not using Condom at last sex | Not using of other birth control method at last sex AOR (95%CI) |
Not using of any form birth control method AOR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group: | |||
| 16 years and above | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Less than 16 years | 1.48 (1.13–1.95) ⁎⁎ | 1.19 (0.91–1.56) | 1.55 (1.15–2.10) ⁎⁎ |
| Sex | |||
| (male vs female) | 1.26 (0.98–1.60) | 1.37 (1.09–1.73) ⁎⁎ | 1.48 (1.22–1.80) ⁎⁎ |
| Age of sexual initiation less than 14 | |||
| (yes vs no) | 1.81 (1.47–2.22) ⁎⁎ | 1.83 (1.48–2.27) ⁎⁎ | 2.29 (1.83–2.97) ⁎⁎ |
| Current alcohol use | |||
| (yes vs no) | 0.86 (0.72. -1.04) | 1.11 (0.92–1.34) | 0.95 (0.80–1.14) |
| Ever use cannabis/ amphetamine | |||
| (Yes vs No) | 1.00 (0.73–1.37) | 0.67 (.0.49–0.92) | 0.83 (0.60–1.14) |
| Two or more sexual partners | |||
| (yes vs. no) | 1.30 (1.06–1.58) ⁎⁎ | 0.96 (0.80–1.17) | 1.04 (0.86–1.24) |
| Psychological distress items: | |||
| 0 | 1.00 (0.77–1.30) | 1.14 (0.90–1.44) | 1.00 (0.75–1.33) |
| 1 | 1.10 (0.82–1.46) | 1.25 (0.94–1.65) | 1.27 (0.94–1.72) |
| 2–5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| School attendance | |||
| (no vs. yes) | 0.89 (0.73–1.09) | 1.00 (0.83–1.19) | 0.92 (0.77–1.09) |
| Peer support | |||
| (No vs Yes) | 1.16 (0.96.- 1.40) | 1.08 (0.88–1.32) | 1.04 (0.85–1.28) |
| Parental support: | |||
| Low | 1.54 (1.17–2.03) ⁎⁎ | 1.64 (1.34–2.00) ⁎⁎ | 2.04 (1.54–2.69) ⁎⁎ |
| Medium | 1.10 (0.82–1.46) | 1.17 (0.93–1.47) | 1.22 (0.88–1.69) |
| High | 1 | 1 | |
⁎⁎ = p > 0.001